agent-general

American  

[ey-juhnt-jen-er-uhl] / ˈeɪ dʒəntˈdʒɛn ər əl /

noun

plural

agents-general

1. a chief representative.

2. a person sent to England from a British dominion to represent the interests of the dominion.

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agent-general British  

noun

1. a representative in London of a Canadian province or an Australian state

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Etymology

Origin of agent-general

First recorded in 1910–15

Example Sentences

In 1941 Bajpai became the first agent-general from India to the U.S., supported the Allied war effort when it was receiving lukewarm backing from Gandhi and other Indians.

From Time Magazine Archive

From 1902 to 1908 he held the office of agent-general of the colony in London.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various

No expectations, indeed, were then formed from renewing a direct application to the French Regicides through the agent-general for the humiliation of sovereigns.

From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 05 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund

Amongst other various, and no doubt useful, functions, Miss Delia Wall performed that of gossip and news agent-general to the village of Inkston.

From The Secret of the Tower by Hope, Anthony

Under these ordinances an immigration agent-general is appointed, to whom medical officers and recruiting agents are responsible, and the emigrants are allotted by him to the separate estates.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various